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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The sad thing is that the right wing doesn't have to do anything to discredit Obama, he's doing a fine enough job on his own, especially as the American Economy looks like its going backwards instead of forwards. All the republicans had to focus on was getting a nice moderate candidate for the next election and the presidencey would fall in their lap.
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Well I don't think it's fair to place the blame for the economy on Obama, after all a lot of the problems that are being undone (or have been so messed up their nearly unsalvagable) were the doings of the previous administration. That said, he's certainly failed to meet my expectations in a number of respects.
Your overall point is a good one though, I simply don't get the desire to turn to tactics that will do nothing more than cause division in the country and lead to an increasingly hostile environment when the election is winnable on the real substantive issues. I understand attack based politics when it's the only card you have left to play, but leading with it? That's absurd.